Where does “Knödel” come from?
Knödel (German) comes from Middle High German knode, from Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.
Ancestry of “Knödel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | knode | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | knoða | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | knudaną | to knead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |